Jun 19, 2014 - Sale 2355

Sale 2355 - Lot 211

Price Realized: $ 3,750
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 2,000 - $ 3,000
[SHELLEY, MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT.] History of Six Weeks Tour through a Part of France, Switzerland, Germany, and Holland. Half-title. Small 8vo, later 1/4 calf, morocco lettering label to spine, all edges gilt; some scattered minor foxing, chiefly to front and end matter. London: T. Hookham and C. and J. Ollier, 1817

Additional Details

first edition. Primarily the work of Mary, with the text drawn from her journals in the wake of her and Percy Bysshe Shelley's elopement in 1817. It includes contributions by him, including his poem, Mont Blanc. Scarce in any condition, appearing infrequently at auction. Ashley 5:64; Grannis 36.